Rising costs, privacy concerns, and digital fatigue are fueling an unexpected "dumb home" movement, where simplicity is part of the appeal. Beth McGroarty, vice president of research...
    • PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      1 day ago

      Yes, use HA, an rPi or VM and roll your own smart home locally. You can do quite a lot, but you need to put in a little effort. Worth it.

      • BoloMKXXVIII@piefed.socialEnglish
        3·
        22 hours ago

        Not satisfied with the responsiveness of HA on a pi. I used an old Intel NUC. Not as energy efficient, but everything is instantaneous. Good stuff.

        • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
          2·
          21 hours ago

          My 7 year old Dell SFF idles at marginally higher power than my Pi zero W. I’ll take the trade off.